IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Bulgaria

Republic of Bulgaria

6,837,736
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

6,619,877
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 27, 2024)

45.59%
Average Turnout

26
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.646
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: Feb. 8, 1982

SIGI* Score: 18.9
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Sept. 27, 2007
Ratified Date: March 22, 2012

HDI* Score: 0.845
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Bulgarian National Assembly	Narodno Sabranie	Assembly
Bulgarian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Rumen RADEV (22 January 2017)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dimitar GLAVCHEV (since 9 April 2024)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Народно събрание / Narodno Sabranie) with 240 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in up to two rounds. The president may serve up to two 5-year terms.
The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly.
Members of the National Assembly are directly elected by proportional representation vote in multi-seat constituencies. Parties and coalitions must earn at least 4% of the overall vote to receive a seat. Members serve 4-year terms.

Elections

2024-10-27 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 2,570,629
Registered 6,619,877
Turnout 38.83

2024-06-09 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 2,269,831
Registered 6,797,698
Turnout 33.39

2023-04-02 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 2,683,606
Registered 6,862,409
Turnout 39.11

2022-10-02 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 2,601,963
Registered 6,850,969
Turnout 37.98

2021-11-21 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 2,311,528
Registered 6,672,935
Turnout 34.64

2021-11-14 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 2,670,923
Registered 6,665,534
Turnout 40.07

2021-08-01 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 2,689,487
Registered 6,667,895
Turnout 40.33

2021-07-11 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 2,776,195
Registered 6,873,784
Turnout 40.39

2021-04-04 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 3,333,997
Registered 6,789,605
Turnout 49.1

2017-03-26 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 2,910,654
Registered 6,810,341
Turnout 42.74

2016-11-13 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 3,500,398
Registered 6,860,588
Turnout 51.02

2016-11-06 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 3,488,605
Registered 6,865,086
Turnout 50.82

2016-11-06 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 3,824,647
Registered 6,839,380
Turnout 55.92

2015-10-25 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 2,709,210
Registered 6,766,619
Turnout 40.04

2014-10-05 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 3,501,269
Registered 6,931,855
Turnout 50.51

2013-05-12 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 3,631,792
Registered 6,919,260
Turnout 52.49

2013-01-27 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,405,463
Registered 6,950,900
Turnout 20.22

2011-10-30 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 3,334,169
Registered 6,910,491
Turnout 48.25

2011-10-23 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 3,593,886
Registered 6,873,589
Turnout 52.29

2009-07-05 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 4,345,450
Registered 7,129,965
Turnout 60.95

2006-10-29 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 2,757,441
Registered 6,469,224
Turnout 42.62

2006-10-22 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 2,856,734
Registered 6,477,126
Turnout 44.1

2005-06-25 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 3,747,793
Registered 6,720,941
Turnout 55.76

2001-11-18 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 3,784,033
Registered 6,868,371
Turnout 55.09

2001-11-11 | Status: Held
Bulgarian Presidency
Votes 2,845,500
Registered 6,868,371
Turnout 41.43

2001-06-17 | Status: Held
Bulgarian National Assembly
Votes 4,607,769
Registered 6,845,875
Turnout 67.31

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Bulgarian National Assembly	2024-10-27	Held	2,570,629	6,619,877	38.83
Bulgarian National Assembly	2024-06-09	Held	2,269,831	6,797,698	33.39
Bulgarian National Assembly	2023-04-02	Held	2,683,606	6,862,409	39.11
Bulgarian National Assembly	2022-10-02	Held	2,601,963	6,850,969	37.98
Bulgarian Presidency	2021-11-21	Held	2,311,528	6,672,935	34.64
Bulgarian National Assembly	2021-11-14	Held	2,670,923	6,665,534	40.07
Bulgarian Presidency	2021-08-01	Held	2,689,487	6,667,895	40.33
Bulgarian National Assembly	2021-07-11	Held	2,776,195	6,873,784	40.39
Bulgarian National Assembly	2021-04-04	Held	3,333,997	6,789,605	49.1
Bulgarian National Assembly	2017-03-26	Held	2,910,654	6,810,341	42.74
Bulgarian Presidency	2016-11-13	Held	3,500,398	6,860,588	51.02
Referendum	2016-11-06	Held	3,488,605	6,865,086	50.82
Bulgarian Presidency	2016-11-06	Held	3,824,647	6,839,380	55.92
Referendum	2015-10-25	Held	2,709,210	6,766,619	40.04
Bulgarian National Assembly	2014-10-05	Held	3,501,269	6,931,855	50.51
Bulgarian National Assembly	2013-05-12	Held	3,631,792	6,919,260	52.49
Referendum	2013-01-27	Held	1,405,463	6,950,900	20.22
Bulgarian Presidency	2011-10-30	Held	3,334,169	6,910,491	48.25
Bulgarian Presidency	2011-10-23	Held	3,593,886	6,873,589	52.29
Bulgarian National Assembly	2009-07-05	Held	4,345,450	7,129,965	60.95
Bulgarian Presidency	2006-10-29	Held	2,757,441	6,469,224	42.62
Bulgarian Presidency	2006-10-22	Held	2,856,734	6,477,126	44.1
Bulgarian National Assembly	2005-06-25	Held	3,747,793	6,720,941	55.76
Bulgarian Presidency	2001-11-18	Held	3,784,033	6,868,371	55.09
Bulgarian Presidency	2001-11-11	Held	2,845,500	6,868,371	41.43
Bulgarian National Assembly	2001-06-17	Held	4,607,769	6,845,875	67.31

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